The Changing Face of Marriage

I have been attending a Catholic school ever since kindergarten and have therefore been taught a lot about the Catholic Church based on my parents' decision to send me to Catholic schools. Outside of school, however, there is not a strong presence of religion or a "domestic church". We used to attend mass much more often when I was little and I even used to go by myself some days, but eventually we stopped participating altogether. Starting around my freshman year at the Mount, we began attending masses at a Methodist church with my uncle and were enlightened by this experience. The services there are so much more spirited and uplifting and meaningful, so we went back more and more - and we were genuinely excited to go instead of the obligatory drag we felt when attending mass even on Christmas and Easter. That said, we again got lazy with attending and since the pastor recently changed we have been reluctant to go. I feel that a personal spiritual relationship is much more substantial and meaningful than simply participating in church and religion. In the future, I hope to set the same example for my future family by introducing them to the church but encouraging spirituality as opposed to religion. This is my definition of a "domestic church".